National Business

MONTREAL — Nuvei Corp. says it lost US$4.8 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared with a loss of US$8.3 million a year earlier. The Montreal-based fintech company says revenues were US$335.1 million, up from US$256.

TORONTO — Alternative lender Goeasy Ltd. says it had a record volume of credit applications in its first quarter, up 41 per cent from a year earlier.

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it lost US$54.8 million in the first quarter, compared with a loss of US$1.9 million a year earlier. The toy and entertainment company says revenues totalled US$316.2 million, up from US$271.

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. says it earned $673 million in the first quarter, up from $377 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based company says earnings per share were $3.68, up from $2.06 per share during the same quarter last year.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A plane travelling from Paris to Seattle was forced to make an emergency landing in Iqaluit after there was a heat smell in the cabin during the flight.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,290.62, up 31.15 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 44 cents, or 0.88 per cent, to $50.58 on 18.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Strength in energy and base metals helped Canada's main stock index post a small gain, while U.S. markets were mixed but relatively flat. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 31.15 points at 22,290.62.

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OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to prioritize environmental assessment for a chemical used in tire rubber that has been linked to the deaths of Pacific salmon.

CALGARY — The recently completed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will boost Canadian oil prices for "years" to come, an executive with oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. said Tuesday.